UDHAMPUR, July 3: District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Yasha Mudgal, today convened a meeting with district officers and NGOs associated with National Child Labour Project (NCLP), Udhampur to monitor the progress of schools sponsored under the scheme.

The meeting discussed various issues relating the project including approval of recruitment of vocational instructor, school’s staff, purchasing of computer, digital camera, note books & stationary items, engagement of a helper and extension of services of NCPL employees.

The DDC exhorted upon for inspection of these schools to check the quality of Mid Day Meal, physical attendance of students as well as educational standard of students and other co-curricular activities observed in the schools.

The DDC approved extension of one year service for staff of NCLP school besides asking the Project Director NCLP for early recruitment of vocational instructor and school’s staff.

Project Director, NCLP Udhampur, Ram Paul Choudhary apprised the meeting that 4750 children in age group of 8 to 14 years were identified either illiterate or drop out during the second survey of child labour conducted by the AWW of ICDS district Udhampur. It was also apprised that Rs 30,23,295 was expended during 2012-13.

SRINAGAR, July 3: The family of Irfan Ahmad, who was killed at Markundal, today blamed Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh, an alleged army informer, and an army man for opening fire on the teenaged boy and killing him.
However, the higher education minister, Mohammad Akbar Lone, put the blame on Manzoor but held army equally responsible for the killing.
Manzoor, a tipper driver, had claimed that he was witness to the killing by army and later he was arrested by police.
However, Irfan’s family today alleg